Aadhaar not needed for NEET 2018 Application

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, 7th March that Aadhaar
cannot be made mandatory for submitting National Medical Entrance Test NEET application
form.

The court limited is interim order to the National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), through which students for undergraduate
medical courses are selected.

NEET 2018 exam – which will be conducted by CBSE is
scheduled to be held on May 6. The last date for submission of NEET 2018
application form is March 9. The court said CBSE should accept alternative proof
of identity such as passport, driving licence, voter identity card etc. instead
of insisting on Aadhaar cards.

Attorney-General K.K Venugopal, representing the
Center, submitted that neither the government nor the Aadhaar issuer had asked
the CBSE to make the card mandatory for NEET. The Attorney-General said the
CBSE had on its own volition decided to insist on Aadhaar cards.

However, in the same breath, Venugopal said the
authorities had received complaints of a large number of impersonations for the
NEET. Updated 9th March 2018: The CBSE has extended the last date for submitting the National Medical Entrance Exam - NEET 2018 applications to March 12.Related Articles